Journal-box.



PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

. P. J. HARRIGAN.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED DBO.15, 190s WITNESSES s'ra rns PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK J. HARRIGAN, OF MGKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

uounmAp-isoxi i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. HARRIGAN, a cltlzen of the United Statesof America, re-

siding at McKeesport, in the county of Alle-- gheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Journal-Boxes, of which the fo lowing is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to journal boxes, and has for its object toprovide a device of this character so constructed as to direct thelubricant toward the inner end of the box, and also toward the axlerevolubly mounted therein.

Another object of this invention is to provide a journal box in whichthe volume of oil and waste at the back of the journal is increased toprovide a more edective lubrication at that part of the axle journaledtherein, which receives the greatest amount of wear.

To this end, I have devised a simple and inexpensive journal box thatwill prevent any settling of the waste packing away from the journal,the box packed with waste, work of the car inspector and oiler.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a art of thisspecification, and then s ecificalIy pointed .out in the appended c aim.I

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a horizontal being easily and quicklysection of the ournal box on the line a=:e

of Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 isa central vertical section of the journal box.

In the accompanying drawing, the reference numeral 1 designates a boxhaving an inclined bottom 2 and having the inner ends 3 of its sidewalls outwardly inclined to provide ample space for waste and lubricant,said space having an inclined bottom and sides as shown for the pur oseabove indicated of directing the lubricant and waste toward the innerend of the box. The rear end of the bottom 2 of the box is inclinedup-Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 15,1906.Serial No- 348,055.

cant at any desired time,

thereby facilitating the having its side walls flaring outwardly pointintermediate the ends to the rear end,

upwardly and rearwardly, as

Patented June 4,1907.

wardly as at 4, whereby when the waste and lubricant has a tendency tosettle toward the rear end of the journal box, it will be forcedupwardly to engage the axle orspindle 5 journaled within the box. Thebox as illustrated is provided with the usual opening 5, whereby theinterior of the box can be inspected, and refilled with waste andlubrialso with the usual form of dust guard opening brasses 7.

My invention entirelyresides in the inclination of the bottom, sides andend of the box, and for this reason I do not care to confine myself tothe type of dust guard used in connection with the journal box or toother features thereof.

' A further important advantage of my improved construction of box is,ural.tendency of the waste is to move the rear, and any tendency of thepacked waste to move forward results in wedgin it against the undersurface of the journai into the position where it best serves thepurpose of lubrication. Again, in case of derailment, the downwardmovement of the journal within the box serves to force the acked wasteupward along the inclined sides of the box as well as rearward. Thus anyjarring movement of the journalby my improvement results in forcing thewaste to the rear and upward along the sides as above stated.

' What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A journal box having a bottom inchned from the front end to the rear endwalfrl, and om a and having a part of the'rear wall inclined osedescribed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

PATRICK J. HARRIGAN. Witnesses:

MAx H. SROLOVITZ, A. J. TRIGG.

and for the pur 6, together with that the nattoward

